Jiten beta

indicates the subject of a sentence ; indicates possession ; but; however; (and) yet; though; although; while ; and ; used after an introductory remark or explanation ; regardless of ...; whether ... (or not); no matter ... ; indicates a desire or hope ; softens a statement ; indicates doubt ; indicates scorn

なくなる

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to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing ; to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to be reduced to zero; to not occur any more ; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)

私(わたし)

| x13 | Rank #24

I; me

どこ

| x3 | Rank #99

where; what place ; how much (long, far); what extent

に

| x37 | Rank #5

at (place, time); in; on; during ; to (direction, state); toward; into ; for (purpose) ; because of (reason); for; with ; by; from ; as (i.e. in the role of) ; per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month") ; and; in addition to ; if; although

行(い)く

| x2 | Rank #59

to go; to move (towards); to head (towards); to leave (for) ; to move through; to travel across; to walk along (e.g. a road) ; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to turn out; to get along ; to do (in a particular way); to go (with; a choice); to try ; to pass (of time, seasons, etc.); to go by ; to stream; to flow ; to die; to pass away ; to reach (a stage, extent, age, etc.); to get to; to go (so far as ...) ; to reach (of information, instructions, wind, etc.); to arrive ; to continue ...; to go on ...; to (progress) steadily; to gradually ...; to progressively ...

あなた

| x8 | Rank #113

beyond; across; the other side; the distance

お久(ひさ)しぶり

| x1 | Rank #2,131

it's been a long time; long time no see

里矢子

| x5 | Rank #205,366

Riyako

さん

| x9 | Rank #19

Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; Ms.; -san ; politeness marker

どうして

| x1 | Rank #177

how; in what way; by what means ; why; for what reason; for what purpose; what for ; cannot possibly ; no way

調(しら)べる

| x1 | Rank #658

to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study; to inquire; to search

実(じつ)は

| x1 | Rank #342

as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly

さ

| x2 | Rank #94

-ness ; indicates assertion ; come; come now

今(いま)

| x4 | Rank #49

now; the present time; just now; soon; immediately ; another; more

お金(かね)

| x4 | Rank #704

money

足(た)りる

| x1 | Rank #737

to be sufficient; to be enough ; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to deserve ; to do (the job); to serve; to answer

て

| x12 | Rank #16

you said; he said; she said; they said ; even if ; do you seriously think that ; I already told you; you should know by now that; of course ; the said ...; said ... ; says that ... ; I hear that ... ; as for the term ... ; as for ...

って

| x16 | Rank #15

すごい

| x3 | Rank #187

terrible; dreadful ; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); wonderful; terrific ; to a great extent; vast (in numbers) ; awfully; very; immensely

困(こま)る

| x4 | Rank #376

to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be in a fix; to be at a loss; to be stumped; to be embarrassed ; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be annoyed ; to be badly off; to be hard up; to be in straitened circumstances

の

| x54 | Rank #1

indicates possessive ; nominalizes verbs and adjectives ; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases ; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion ; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis ; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question

前(まえ)に

| x1 | Rank #160

ahead; before; ago

は

| x33 | Rank #3

indicates sentence topic ; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated) ; adds emphasis

姿(すがた)

| x1 | Rank #378

figure; form; shape ; appearance; dress; guise ; state; condition; picture; image ; form (of a waka) ; dressed in ...; wearing ...

を

| x17 | Rank #2

indicates direct object of action ; indicates subject of causative expression ; indicates an area traversed ; indicates time (period) over which action takes place ; indicates point of departure or separation of action ; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.

現(あらわ)す

| x1 | Rank #4,193

to represent; to signify; to stand for ; to reveal; to show; to display ; to express ; to make widely known

約(やく)束(そく)

| x2 | Rank #441

promise; agreement; arrangement; one's word; contract; pact ; appointment; engagement; date ; convention; rule ; destiny; fate

だった

| x2 | Rank #30

was; were

ごめん

| x1 | Rank #202

I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me ; may I come in? ; permission; leave; license ; dismissal; discharge ; not wanting; objecting to; being fed up with; wishing to avoid

でも

| x3 | Rank #31

but; however; though; nevertheless; still; yet; even so; also; as well ; even ; however; no matter how; even if; even though ; ... or something ; either ... or ...; neither ... nor ... ; pseudo-; quack; in-name-only ; for lack of anything better to do

安(あん)心(しん)

| x1 | Rank #537

peace of mind; relief; (sense of) security; safety; assurance; confidence

する

| x11 | Rank #13

to do; to carry out; to perform ; to cause to become; to make (into); to turn (into) ; to serve as; to act as; to work as ; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.) ; to judge as being; to view as being; to think of as; to treat as; to use as ; to decide on; to choose ; to be sensed (of a smell, noise, etc.) ; to be (in a state, condition, etc.) ; to be worth; to cost ; to pass (of time); to elapse

誰(だれ)

| x2 | Rank #112

who

も

| x25 | Rank #7

too; also; in addition; as well; (not) either (in a negative sentence) ; both A and B; A as well as B; neither A nor B (in a negative sentence) ; even; as much as; as many as; as far as; as long as; no less than; no fewer than ; even if; even though; although; in spite of ; further; more; again; another; the other

話(はな)す

| x1 | Rank #228

to talk; to speak; to converse; to chat ; to tell; to explain; to narrate; to mention; to describe; to discuss ; to speak (a language)

から

| x14 | Rank #11

from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since ; from (originator); by ; because; since ; out of (constituent, part) ; through (e.g. window, vestibule) ; after; since ; expresses sympathy or warning

と

| x18 | Rank #6

if; when ; and ; with ; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.) ; promoted pawn ; indicates a question

こと

| x8 | Rank #14

thing; matter ; incident; occurrence; event; something serious; trouble; crisis ; circumstances; situation; state of affairs ; work; business; affair ; after an inflectable word, creates a noun phrase indicating something the speaker does not feel close to ; nominalizing suffix ; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ... ; alias; also known as; otherwise known as; or ; necessity; need ; you should ...; I advise that you ...; it's important to ...

この

| x3 | Rank #22

this ; last (couple of years, etc.); these; past; this ; you (as in "you liar")

社(しゃ)長(ちょう)

| x2 | Rank #1,839

company president; manager; director

ですか

| x3 | Rank #81

indicates question

そう

| x5 | Rank #43

in that way; thus; such ; so ; so?

驚(おどろ)く

| x1 | Rank #622

to be surprised; to be taken aback; to be amazed; to be astonished; to be shocked ; to be frightened; to be startled; to be alarmed

はい

| x4 | Rank #50

yes; that is correct ; understood; I see; OK; okay ; present; here ; pardon?; what's that?; come again? ; now; here; here you go ; giddy-up; giddap

てっきり

| x1 | Rank #2,587

surely; certainly; without doubt

秘(ひ)書(しょ)

| x1 | Rank #5,894

(private) secretary ; treasured book; secret book

か

| x13 | Rank #9

indicates a question ; or; whether or not ; some- (e.g. something, someone) ; hmm; huh ; very ; -al; -ial; -ic; -ical; -ish; -y ; in that way

事(じ)務(む)

| x1 | Rank #5,979

office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs

関(かん)係(けい)

| x2 | Rank #345

relation; relationship; connection ; participation; involvement; concern ; influence; effect ; sexual relations; sexual relationship ; related to; connected to

仕(し)事(ごと)

| x3 | Rank #218

work; job; labor; labour; business; task; assignment; occupation; employment ; work

には

| x4 | Rank #28

to; for; on; in; at ; in order to; for ; as for; regarding ; while it is (was) the case that ...; indeed ... (but); certainly ... (but)

もっと

| x1 | Rank #168

(some) more; even more; longer; further

大(おお)きな

| x1 | Rank #481

big; large; great

任(まか)せる

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to leave (a matter, decision, etc. to someone); to entrust (to someone); to entrust (someone) with ; to leave (to chance, one's imagination, etc.); to let (take its own course); to let (happen); to give (oneself to something) ; to use (money, strength, spare time, etc.) to the full; to use freely; to use without reserve

思(おも)う

| x5 | Rank #55

to think; to consider; to believe; to reckon ; to think (of doing); to plan (to do) ; to judge; to assess; to regard ; to imagine; to suppose; to dream ; to expect; to look forward to ; to feel; to be (in a state of mind); to desire; to want ; to care (deeply) for; to yearn for; to worry about; to love ; to recall; to remember

ね

| x11 | Rank #12

right?; isn't it?; doesn't it?; don't you?; don't you think? ; hey; say; listen; look; come on ; you know; you see; I must say; I should think ; will you?; please ; so, ...; well, ...; you see, ...; you understand? ; I'm not sure if ...; I have my doubts about whether ...

結(けっ)構(こう)

| x1 | Rank #439

splendid; nice; wonderful; delightful; lovely; excellent; fine ; sufficient; satisfactory; enough; fine; all right; OK ; not needing (any more of something); (already) having enough; fine (as in "I'm fine"); no, thank you ; rather; quite; fairly; pretty; surprisingly; quite a bit; fairly well ; structure; construction; framework; architecture

需(じゅ)要(よう)

| x1 | Rank #10,208

demand; request

ある

| x5 | Rank #29

to be; to exist; to live ; to have ; to be located ; to be equipped with ; to happen; to come about

んだ

| x5 | Rank #17

the expectation is that ...; the reason is that ...; the fact is that ...; the explanation is that ...; it is that ...

よ

| x9 | Rank #10

hey; you ; hey ; hey; hold on ; yo; hey

こういう

| x2 | Rank #366

such; this sort of; like this

特(とく)殊(しゅ)

| x1 | Rank #2,689

special; particular; peculiar; unique

人(にん)間(げん)

| x3 | Rank #190

human being; human; person; man; mankind; humankind ; character (of a person)

派(は)遣(けん)

| x1 | Rank #4,964

dispatch; despatch; deployment ; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp

会(かい)社(しゃ)

| x2 | Rank #1,041

company; corporation; firm ; one's workplace

聞(き)く

| x2 | Rank #93

to hear ; to listen (e.g. to music) ; to ask; to enquire; to query ; to hear about; to hear of; to learn of ; to follow (advice, order, etc.); to obey; to listen to; to comply with ; to hear (e.g. a plea); to grant (a request); to accept (e.g. an argument); to give consideration to ; to smell (esp. incense); to sample (a fragrance) ; to taste (alcohol); to try

確(たし)かに

| x1 | Rank #269

surely; certainly

しかも

| x1 | Rank #540

moreover; furthermore ; nevertheless; and yet

競(きょう)合(ごう)

| x1 | Rank #27,924

contention; competition; rivalry; quarrel

相(あい)手(て)

| x1 | Rank #220

companion; partner; company ; other party; addressee; counterparty ; opponent (sports, etc.)

いる

| x3 | Rank #45

to be (of animate objects); to exist ; to stay ; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing

強(つよ)み

| x1 | Rank #12,776

forte; strong point

です

| x5 | Rank #18

be; is

君(きみ)

| x3 | Rank #381

you; buddy; pal ; monarch; ruler; sovereign; (one's) master ; he; she

話(はなし)

| x2 | Rank #90

talk; speech; chat; conversation ; topic; subject ; discussions; negotiation; argument ; rumor; talk; hearsay ; tale; story; fable ; circumstances; particulars

早(はや)い

| x1 | Rank #126

fast; quick; rapid; swift; speedy; brisk; prompt ; early; soon; earlier than usual ; premature; too soon; too early ; easy; simple; quick; fast ; as soon as ...; the moment ...; the instant ...

助(たす)かる

| x2 | Rank #571

to be saved; to be rescued; to survive ; to escape harm; to be spared damage ; to be helped; to be saved trouble

ただ

| x2 | Rank #162

ordinary; common; usual ; free of charge ; unaffected; as is; safe ; only; merely; just; simply ; but; however; nevertheless

仕(し)掛(か)ける

| x1 | Rank #1,953

to start; to begin; to commence ; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to make (war); to draw (a reaction) from ; to set (traps); to plant (explosives); to lay (mines) ; to make a meld call

だ

| x4 | Rank #8

be; is

後(あと)々(あと)

| x1 | Rank #9,829

future; distant future

やっかい

| x1 | Rank #4,608

trouble; burden; nuisance; bother; worry ; care; dependence; support; kindness; obligation; staying (with a person)

巻(ま)き込(こ)む

| x1 | Rank #1,168

to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up ; to involve; to drag into